California Center for Rural Policy

Steven J. Steinberg, Ph.D., GISP

Dr. Steven J. Steinberg specializes in the design of spatially based information management, analysis, and visualization systems and is a registered GIS Professional (GISP). His primary focus is managing the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN), which serves as a central access point for ambient water quality data in California. From 1998-2011 he was a Professor of Geospatial Sciences and Director of the Institute for Spatial Analysis at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Dr. Steinberg joined SCCWRP in February 2011 where he a Principal Scientist and Department Head for Information Management and Analysis. His present research efforts focus on the development of systems to integrate, share and visualize environmental information.

Danielle Stubblefield, MS

Danielle Stubblefield, CCRP's Community Food Systems Analyst, has ten years of experience combining agriculture and community development. In 2007 she worked with the CCRP to conduct interviews assessing obstacles to healthy food access in the North Coast region. Her focus on food security began in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked with participants in over 200 city gardens through the Ohio State Extension Community Gardening Program. There she assisted urban low-income neighborhood groups and social service agencies in establishing and expanding community vegetable gardens. Previously she was Regional Programs Coordinator for California FarmLink, connecting beginning and retiring farmers and working to preserve farmland. In both capacities she worked closely with community stakeholders and organized multiple workshops. Danielle is on the Advisory Committee for the Humboldt Chapter of the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and a member of the Agriculture and Open Space Committee for the City of Arcata. She is trained in facilitation and mediation and holds a Master’s degree from University of California, Davis in International Agricultural Development. Danielle looks forward to working again with the CCRP and is excited to be a part of regional food systems planning.

Alissa Leigh

completed her BA in Psychology in the Spring of 2009. Alissa plans on applying to a Public Health graduate program for the Fall 2009 academic school year, where she plans on studying Health Policy. After finishing her Master's, Alissa would like to pursue her Doctorate.

Beth Shipley, MPH

Joining CCRP in 2009, Beth has a master’s degree in public health policy and administration from the University of California at Berkeley and a BA in psychology from Rutgers University. She has over fifteen years of policy related research experience and brings perspective and experience with local issues gained from her service with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services. Beth has extensive knowledge of local strengths, needs, and the community-based health and human service network. Her interests include access to care, livable communities, healthy food and sustainable food production systems, physical activity, and mental health.

Chris Aberson, Ph.D.

Chris is an Associate Professor of Psychology at HSU. He assists CCRP with statistical analysis and evaluation work. Chris completed his B.A. at California State University, Northridge and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the Claremont Graduate University. He came to Humboldt State in 2000 and teaches courses in Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Statistics. His research interests include prejudice, racism, and affirmative action as well as interactive tutorials for teaching core statistical concepts. He is currently writing a text on statistical power analysis that is scheduled for publication in 2009.

Martin Love, MBA

Martin is the CEO of the Humboldt Del Norte IPA, Foundation for Medical Care.

He was the project lead for the Del Norte County Health Care Provider Recruiting and Retention Plan conducted by CCRP in 2006. Martin has more than 28 years of management and administrative experience in health care with experience both in hospitals as the CEO of General Hospital in Eureka and as the CEO of a large physician independent practice association.

He is active on the Boards of Hospice of Humboldt, Mobile Medical Office (serving the homeless, undocumented and uninsured in Humboldt) and the Northern California Community Blood Bank.

Erick Eschker, Ph.D.

Erick has been an economics professor at HSU since 1998. He is the Director of the Index of Economic Activity for Humboldt County, a monthly source of data on the economic health of county. He conducted an assessment of the Economic Impact of Health Care on the County of Del Norte for the Del Norte County Health Care Provider Recruiting and Retention Plan conducted by CCRP in 2006. Erick was a research economist for the American Medical Association. He also spent one year at the Center for Population Economics at the University of Chicago, which focuses on studying the long run history of elderly health and the impact of technology on healthcare costs and delivery. Professor Eschker was awarded an HSU President McCrone Promising Faculty Scholars Award and has published in journals including Applied Economics and Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis and has given papers at the Social Science History Association Annual Meetings and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis and his B.A. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.